What are you listening to now?

[Harry]

One of the best CD'S I bought with medieval music.


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[Harry]

A composer that has something to say.....
CD II of this twofar.


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[Henk]

Now listening to Symphony No. 12. Not one of my favorite symphonies from Shostakovich, but better than most crap that's being written these days! That's for sure.

Did you explore contemporary music then?

[Harry]

CD II from this excellent set.


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[Harry]

Volume 5 already. Music for which you have to be in the "Mood".

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[Fafner]

Just arrived...

Mahler - Symphony No. 6
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit

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[Karl Henning]

Berlioz: Requiem

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How is that 'un, Greg?

Teodor Currentzis plays Shostakovich 14

Tremendous performance which has prompted me to reappraise this music. Previously I have listened most to the live Britten, but I think this is even more successful. Strangely life affirming - but then, this is a life affirming symphony, right?

You're kidding, right?

[Lisztianwagner]

Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No.3

http://www.youtube.com/v/6xw5sLufTro

[North Star]

Pergolesi
Messa di S. Emidio (Missa Romana)
Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano
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[TheGSMoeller]

How is that 'un, Greg?

Good morning, Karl.
This has become the Requiem I listen to the most (followed closely by McCreesh and Davis on Phillips). Norrington and the Stuttgarts play wonderfully and with very good Hänssler sound. With Norrington you're always going to get something unique (not that it always works) but his Berlioz is great to my ears. Especially here with the Angus Dei (most beautiful movement in music?), it's broad but never sluggish, the silences in between the opening (and used later) chord swells are breathtaking. And Norrington's treated of the final Amen is one of kind. As the man sitting next to me at the CSO's performance of Britten's War Requiem said when it had finished, "I feel as if I was just delivered." This recording of Berlioz' Requiem has the same effect. 

[Karl Henning]

Thanks . . . must give it a go!

[North Star]

Gorgeous disc (and music, too )
Alessandro Scarlatti
Messa per il santissimo Natale
Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano
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[Fafner]

Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky

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This following the hammers of Mahler's Sixth? Why the hell not?

[SonicMan46]

A composer that has something to say.....
CD II of this twofar.


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Hi Chen Tao - thanks for mentioning the Franck 2-CD set above - I have about 10 of the father-son duo's recordings on Audite - even started a thread which needs to be rejuvenated - please visit & start a post there: Eduard-Richard Franck Thread - Dave

BTW - I was checking on the Amazon MP - attached is a comment from ImportCDs stating that this set only plays on SACD which has to be wrong - I own plenty of these and all have been hybrid CDs playing fine on a regular CD machine - assume that is correct?

[Harry]

Hi Chen Tao - thanks for mentioning the Franck 2-CD set above - I have about 10 of the father-son duo's recordings on Audite - even started a thread which needs to be rejuvenated - please visit & start a post there: Eduard-Richard Franck Thread - Dave

BTW - I was checking on the Amazon MP - attached is a comment from ImportCDs stating that this set only plays on SACD which has to be wrong - I own plenty of these and all have been hybrid CDs playing fine on a regular CD machine - assume that is correct?

Yes all the CD'S from those composers are Hybrids, but......as I understand there are also SACD only copies floating around, so it could be a true statement. But if the seller states it's a hybrid or SACD only, I would take that serious.

[SonicMan46]

Yes all the CD'S from those composers are Hybrids, but......as I understand there are also SACD only copies floating around, so it could be a true statement. But if the seller states it's a hybrid or SACD only, I would take that serious.

Thanks - 4 of my Audite CDs are hybrid SACD, but I agree that I'll stay away from that offer I posted - Dave

[North Star]

Vivaldi
Concerti per archi
Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano
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[Todd]

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Spinning this superb piece from Handel again.

[listener]

not from excessive piety but more of coincidence
Domenico SCARLATTI:  Stabat Mater in c
  BBC Singers, John Poole cond.
VIVALDI: Stabat in minor in f    Nisi Dominus in D
  English Bach Festival Orch & Choir.,   Malgoire, cond.
BRUCKNER: Mass in f - "Grosse"
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orch.,   Colin Davis, cond.

[Lisztianwagner]

For the DBM:

Gustav Holst
The Golden Goose

http://www.youtube.com/v/UhmPTIbfKmQ